Kid Friendly Hikes Near Asheville, North Carolina

When we arrived in Asheville, North Carolina we were excited to get out and hit the trails! There are SO many hikes you can take that we had to do a lot of research to find what we thought would be the best hikes for our kids (8, 6, 6, 4). Below is a list of the best kid-friendly hikes near Asheville. Find out where to go hiking in Asheville, NC.



Please note not all of them are day hikes but more awesome locations to visit with a short walk to get to them. These work great with young kids and still get you out to go explore the area. Plus Asheville has so many kid friendly breweries you can hit up after your hike!



Sliding Rock







First stop: Sliding Rock! It is just what the name says a rock that you slide down. We were here in April so the water was freezing but it was awesome!



You pull into the parking lot and then walk a couple hundred yards down a trail to get to the base of sliding rock. You then walk up the rock via a walkway (with a railing) before taking a seat and sliding down the rock!



At the bottom you land in a small pool of water where you can then swim over to the side to climb out. There is a nice deck area overlooking the slide where people can watch and take pictures and videos.









It was in the 70’s outside and the sun was shining when we got there but the water was freezing since it was only April. But we couldn’t pass up this awesome opportunity to slide down a rock slide. We got our suits and swim shirts on and went for it. We are glad we did. Plus it is much less busy during the off season!




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